As the 2022 SME president, I hope to build on the successes of my predecessors with a particular emphasis on workforce development and especially the workforce itself.
Two coordinate measuring machines manufactured by LK Metrology have largely superseded the use of a pair of smaller capacity, 15-year-old machines in the inspection room at contract machining specialists WLR Precision Engineering.
To combat the loss of more seasoned operators to retirement, job shops are turning to more modern, automated surface grinders.
As manufacturers embrace the “new normal,” advanced technologies will set organizations apart from the field.
Absolute Machine Tools has established a partnership with Greenway & Associates, a full-range distributor of industrial manufacturing equipment.
Automation, a new applications lab and new vistas for centrifugal barrel units take part finishing to the next level.
Machine operators can replace time-consuming manual setups and gauging with the precision of digital metrology through a conversational CNC interface.
Justin Ryan of Rady Children’s Hospital, Cambre Kelly of Restor3d and Sean McEligot of the Mayo Clinic discuss the use of additive manufacturing for end-use-device development.
The experience an Italian electronics manufacturer had with emerging tools provides a glimpse of a better world.
How the digital thread increases visibility of upstream and downstream workflows.
